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FRANK KINGSTON, OF DEPTFORD, COUNTY OF KENT, ENGLAND.

STAlR-ROD SECURER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,083, dated January23, 1883. Application filed November- 9, 1882. (No model.) Patented inEngland April 20,1882, No. 1,890.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that -I, FRANK KINGSTON, a citizen of England, residing atDeptt'ord, in the county of Kent, England, have invented an Improvementin Eyes for Holding Stair- Garpet Rods, (for which I have obtained apatent in Great Britain, No.1,890, bearing date April 20, 1882,) ofwhich the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to a simple and inexpensive construction of eyesfor holding staircarpet rods, the object which I have in view being tomake eyes that can be fixed in position and made to take a firm hold bymere pressure without the use of screws, nails, or other separatefixings, and that can be readily removed for cleansing and otherpurposes.

The accompanying drawings show several forms in which eyes according tomy invention can be made, the general principle of their constructionbeing the same, although their shapes may be varied according to tasteor other considerations. In all cases I bend a strip of metal, or it maybe a wire, to nearly a,

right angle, with a circular or partly-circular gap for the stair-rod inthe angle, and I provide at or near the end of each limb a pointorchisel-edge projecting a little outward. On pressing this bent pieceinto the angle which the riser makes with the tread ot' the stair thepoints or chisel-edges penetrate a little into the wood of the stair andhold the eye in position. When thestair-rodispassedthrough the eye tohold the carpet, the direct strain tending to draw the eye out of theangle of the stair tends to render the angle to which the strip or wirewas bent somewhat more ob- Figures 1 and 2 are side views, and Fig.3 isa front view, of an eye according to my iuven-' tion made by bending astrip of metal, turning back the ends of the limbs, and sharpening themto chisel-edges. The ends of the limbs may be of ornamental design, asshown in the side View, Fig. 4, and front view, Fig.

5, the holding points or edges being formed by punching back tongues ofthe metal. The metal strip maybe helically bent round a mandrel, asshown in the side view, Fig. 6, and front view, Fig. 7; or, instead of ametal strip, a wire may be so bent, as shown in Fig. 8.

Having thus described the nature of my invention and the best means Iknow of carrying it out in practice, I claim- An eye for holding astair-carpet rod, made with two limbs having points or chisel-edges totake into the wood of the tread and riser, respectively, substantiallyas and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this th. day ofOctober, A. D.1882.

FRANK KINGSTON.

Witnesses:

J OHN DEAN, JNo. P. M. MILLARD.

